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100			_aStearns, Peter N.
245	1		_aConsumerism in world history _cPeter N. Stearns _bglobal transformation of desire
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2001
300			_a xi, 147 p.
440			_aThemes in world history
500			_a
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aMachine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xii --1 Before consumerism 1 --PART I : The emergence of consumerism in the West 13 -- 2 The emergence of consumerism 15 -- 3 The first causes of consumerism 25 -- 4 Consumerism across the Atlantic: an early imitation 37 -- 5 The explosion of consumerism in Western Europe and the United States 44 -- 6 The dark side of Western consumerism 61 --PART II : Consumerism goes global 73 -- 7 Consumerism in Russia 75 -- 8 Consumerism in East Asia 83 -- 9 Consumerism in Africa 101 -- 10 Consumerism in the Islamic Middle East 112 -- PART III : Consumerism toward the new century 123 -- 11 Consumerism in the contemporary world 125 -- 12 Conclusion: who wins - consumerism or consumers? 137 --Index 143.
650			_aConsumption (Economics)--History
650			_aMacroeconomics--Consumerism in world history
653			_aConsumerism--International issues--Macroeconomics
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